Plan your move to Houston with local help.

How relocation works with us

• Discovery call. Where you're moving from, why Houston, who's moving with you, your timeline, and what you're working with on price.
• Neighborhood narrowing. We map your work location, commute tolerance, school-district questions, and housing preferences to build a list of areas you can compare.
• Lender coordination. We connect you with two Texas-experienced lenders to compare, important for first-time Texas buyers because of homestead and tax-escrow specifics. CGP doesn't accept referral fees from lenders.
• Virtual tours. Walkthrough videos, neighborhood drives, and detailed video of anything we'd flag in person.
• In-person confirmation visit. Most relocating buyers narrow to two or three finalists virtually, then visit for a confirmation walkthrough.
• Under contract through close. Inspection, appraisal, closing, coordinated around your move date.
• Relocating physicians. Match-day timelines, residency-to-attending transitions, and doctor-loan lender introductions. See Physician Buyers for help planning a physician home purchase.

Houston-metro neighborhoods relocating buyers compare

• Cypress, Cy-Fair ISD, master- planned communities, broad buyer demand.
• Katy, Katy ISD, large new- construction inventory, high relocation activity.
• Sugar Land, Fort Bend ISD, established suburb, wide inventory range.
• Fulshear, Lamar CISD, larger lots, premium master-planned.
• Memorial, established luxury homes and west-side commute access. Verify school assignments for each address with the district.
• Spring Branch, close-in value, infill and redevelopment activity, west-side access.
• Tanglewood, luxury homes near Uptown and River Oaks.
• Spring, Spring/Klein ISD, broad price range, value plays.
• Tomball, Tomball ISD, small- town feel, growing inventory.
• Hockley, acreage and homes on larger lots.

Texas closing realities every relocating buyer should hear

• Property tax. 2.0–3.2% depending on jurisdiction (city, county, ISD, MUD, drainage). Higher than most states; offset partially by no income tax. Escrowed monthly with your loan.
• Option period. An option period is negotiated in the contract; it is not automatic. The agreed fee, payment deadline, number of days, and notice deadline determine how the termination right works. Confirm those details with your agent before relying on the option period.
• MUD districts. Many newer Houston suburbs are in Municipal Utility Districts that levy additional taxes for infrastructure. Check the MUD bond status before signing.
• Homestead exemption. Available for primary residences and meaningfully reduces property tax. File after closing.
• Flood zones. Larger flood-zone footprint than many out-of-state buyers expect, especially in older inner-loop and southeast neighborhoods. Always check FEMA zone, claim history, and recent drainage improvements.
• Title insurance. Standard in Texas; cost is built into closing. Owner's and lender's policies are both common.

Multilingual relocation support

Many of our relocation clients are moving from California, New York, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, and English are spoken across our team, meaningful when you're reviewing a Texas contract from another country.